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From: collins.susan@rediffmail.com THIS GIFT BELONG TO YOU FROM MRS SUSAN COLLINS. Greetings to you,My name is Mrs.Susan Collins from Netherland. I am married to Late Mr. Tom Collins.He was the Director of T.C Industries Cote D’ivoire. We were married for few years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.Recently, My Doctor told … Continue reading →

Carol Fullerton-Samsel

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Hello. My name is Carol Fullerton-Samsel.

I am the author of "The Clones of Langston," an award-winning science fiction novel.

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The Arkansas legislature is pressing through HB 1402, the second bill this year which allows billionaires to evade, in essence, all taxes. Currently, the first $10 million of long-term capital gains (investment income) is taxable in Arkansas. However, anything earned beyond that is tax-free. Of that first $10 million, 40% (or the first $4 million) … Continue […]

The following are highlights from an article on the Arkansas Times web-site regarding the attempt to place public schools under corporate control (School privatization bill pulled for this session, by Max Brantley, March 17, 2015, http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2015/03/17/breaking-school-privatization-bill-pulled-for-this-session): … Represe […]

The following few paragraphs are from an article in the Arkansas Times (March 5, The Changeable Absolutist), written by Ernest Dumas. Mr. Dumas attended a recent event at the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Supreme Court Justice Scalia spoke: To loud applause, Justice Scalia expounded on his famous originalist doctrine for interpreting th […]

By now, I had planned to post all of my photographs from Burma. However, my own country has been seized by anti-democratic oligarchs, whose activities have escalated. Their assaults are so many, that it is now difficult to keep up. It has come to the point that we, as a people, can no longer afford … Continue reading →

Citizen Koch – worth viewing I recently watched a documentary called Citizen Koch. From articles I have read, I gather that this film was originally scheduled to air on PBS, but was pulled when mega-wealthy donors affiliated with the Koch brothers threatened to pull their funding. David Koch has donated $83 million to PBS since the 1980s, the same … Continue […]

Social Media Bill (1) Here in Arkansas, Nate Bell (note that I refuse to call anyone Representative who does not, in fact, represent the people) has proposed changes to a social media bill passed in 2013. These changes effectively scrap the protections that bill afforded. Under the proposed legislation, employers can require employees to connect with them … […]

I am halfway through this book, and am finding it difficult to put down. It’s an important work, and Russell Brand has voiced what many of us are thinking. Unfortunately, here in the U.S., the politicians have worked to divide us into team Republican and team Democrat (both possessed by the same owners, by the … Continue reading →

We also visited Ananda Pagoda while in Bagan. Ananda was built between 1105 and 1180 AD, and houses four large, standing Buddhas. One Buddha welcomes visitors with an impish smile. The statue’s pursed lips seem to hold back a particularly amusing anecdote, which the Buddha will be glad to tell you once you’ve made your … Continue reading →

Before leaving for Myanmar, I read a book called An English Girl’s First Impressions of Burmah, by Beth Ellis. It was a free book, which I downloaded from Project Gutenberg. I have since recorded this book, with the assistance of recording-team members Availle and Kathrine Engan, for Librivox.org. Feel free to download it, and listen at … Continue reading → […]

One of the highlights of our Smartours trip was our visit to Sulamani Temple in Bagan, which was built in 1183. Throughout Myanmar, dogs lay wherever they choose. People walk past them without speaking to them, or making eye contact. Dogs react similarly to passing people. I only heard barking once, when our group crossed an empty … Continue reading →